The R.M.S. Titanic: How was life different aboard
the grandest ship in the world for high, middle, and low social classes?

Hello grade fives! Today we are learning
about the different social classes that were onboard the R.M.S. Titanic on its maiden voyage in 1912. Your task is to complete
the questions below using information from different websites. Please use complete sentences and

proper punctutation!

To learn more about the happenings onboard the
R.M.S. Titanic before its tragic sinking, visit the links provided with each part. (eg. Part
A: R.M.S. Titanic, Inc)

3. Who was Molly
Brown (brief description)? How did she help survivors onboard the Carpathia?

4. How did Molly
Brown earn the nickname “Unsinkable”?

Part D: Use this siteto answer these questions about who survived and who perished during the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic. Remember to read each
chart carefully!

1. In total, how
many passengers and crew were lost when the Titanic sank?

2. In total, how
many first-class passengers were saved? How many were lost?

3. In total, how
many second-class passengers were saved? How many were lost?

4. In total, how
many third-class passengers were saved? How many were lost?

5. How many children
from third class died? How many from first-class died? Be sure to read footnote under the chart!

Part E: Reflection:

Using the information
you have gathered, answer the following questions (minimum three sentences per answer to get full marks!)

1. Do you think that
it was fair that people in first class were able to get to lifeboats more quickly and efficiently than those in the third
class? Why or why not?

2. Do you think that
the conditions in ‘steerage’ (third class) were unfair? If you could, would you change the conditions? If so,
what would you do?

3.At 12:00 AM, Captain Smith order Third Officer Pitman to check
the water levels, and also to ensure that the stokers and engineers stayed at their posts until further notice. However, the
stokers were not allowed to come up to the deck until an hour before the R.M.S. Titanic sank. Knowing that the Titanic would
have sank faster if not for the efforts of these men, do you think that it was fair of Captain Smith to ask the men to sacrifice
their lives to do their jobs? Why or why not?

4. Why do you think
the first lifeboat only carried 28 passengers in a boat built for 65 people?

5. Do you think that
a tragedy like this will ever strike again in today’s architecturally and technologically advanced society? Do you think
that those in ‘economy class’ would be as blatantly discriminated against?

6. Since many of
the third class passengers were not financially well off, they boarded the Titanic carrying everything they owned in one piece
of luggage. If you were moving to another country for good and had to pack all of your belongings in
one bag, what would you pack?

7. List five interesting
facts you have learned about the R.M.S. Titanic.